Skip to content

Riffiter.New Concerts

Search artists, albums, and songs

one who moves through music

Discover

New releases
Artists
Genres
Charts
Concerts
Lists
Blog
Guides
News

Tools

Last.fm taste report
Import from RateYourMusic
Rate your Apple Music
Daily music games
Add to the catalog

Riffiter

iOS app
About
Privacy
Terms
Cookies

Elsewhere

X
Instagram
Spotify

Riffiter.

© 2026 Riffiter · Made in Istanbul

Metadata & artwork from MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, and Cover Art Archive. Listening sync via Last.fm.

Home
Charts
Log
Activity
Sign in

Track14/52· 2:52

Messiah: Part II: No. 38. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations"

Your rating

—

Write a review →

Not yet rated. Be the first.

Home
/
George Frideric Handel
/
Messiah: The 250th Anniversary Performance
/
Messiah: Part II: No. 38. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations"

Listen on

Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube Music

Watch

Watch on YouTube

Lyrics

← PreviousMessiah: Part I: No. 13. Pifa, Pastoral symphony Next →Messiah: Part I: No. 14. Recitative (soprano) "There were shepherds", Accompagnato (soprano) "And lo, the angel of the Lord", Recitative (soprano) "And the angel said unto them", Accompagnato (soprano) "And suddenly there was"

Community

This track page is built by listeners — ratings, reviews, and even the data come from people like you.

Suggest an edit →How to contribute →

On Messiah: The 250th Anniversary Performance

1992 · 52 tracks

01Messiah: Part I: Symphony3:03
01Messiah: Part II: No. 25. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him"0:42
02Messiah: Part II: No. 26. Chorus "He trusted in God"2:03
02Messiah: Part I: No. 1. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people"2:36
03Messiah: Part II: No. 27. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"1:33
03Messiah: Part I: No. 2. Air (tenor) "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"3:11
04Messiah: Part I: No. 3. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord"2:51
04Messiah: Part II: No. 28. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold, and see"1:17
05Messiah: Part I: No. 4. Accompagnato (bass) "Thus saith the Lord"1:31
05Messiah: Part II: No. 29. Accompagnato (Tenor) "He was cut off"0:24
06Messiah: Part II: No. 30. Aria (Soprano) "But Thou didst not leave"1:56
06Messiah: Part I: No. 5. Air (alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming"4:21
07Messiah: Part II: No. 31. Chorus "Lift up your heads"2:52
07Messiah: Part I: No. 6. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"2:22
08Messiah: Part II: No. 32. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels"0:16
08Messiah: Part I: No. 7. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"0:27
09Messiah: Part II: No. 33. Chorus "Let all the angels of God"1:21
09Messiah: Part I: Nos. 8-9. Air (mezzo-soprano) and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"5:16
10Messiah: Part II: No. 34a. Air (Alto) "Thou art gone up on high"3:11
10Messiah: Part I: No. 10. Accompagnato (bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"3:20
11Messiah: Part II: No. 35. Chorus "The Lord gave the word"1:08
11Messiah: Part I: No. 11. Air (bass) "The people that walked in darkness"2:27
12Messiah: Part I: No. 12. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"3:50
12Messiah: Part II: No. 36. Air (Soprano) "How beautiful are the feet"2:21
13Messiah: Part II: No. 37a. Arioso (Tenor) "Their sound is gone out"0:58
13Messiah: Part I: No. 13. Pifa, Pastoral symphony1:08
14Messiah: Part II: No. 38. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations"2:52
14Messiah: Part I: No. 14. Recitative (soprano) "There were shepherds", Accompagnato (soprano) "And lo, the angel of the Lord", Recitative (soprano) "And the angel said unto them", Accompagnato (soprano) "And suddenly there was"1:41
15Messiah: Part I: No. 15. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"1:43
15Messiah: Part II: No. 39. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"1:46
16Messiah: Part I: No. 16. Air (soprano) "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion"4:29
16Messiah: Part II: No. 40. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven"0:14
17Messiah: Part I: No. 17a. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) "Then shall the eyes of the blind"0:28
17Messiah: Part II: No. 41. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them"1:59
18Messiah: Part II: No. 42. Chorus "Hallelujah"3:42
18Messiah: Part I: No. 18a. Duet (mezzo-soprano, soprano) "He shall feed His flock"5:05
19Messiah: Part I: No. 19. Chorus "His yoke is easy"2:11
19Messiah: Part III: No. 43. Air (Soprano) "I know that my Redeemer liveth"5:21
20Messiah: Part II: No. 20. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God"2:30
20Messiah: Part III: No. 44. Chorus "Since by man came death"1:52
21Messiah: Part III: No. 45. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery"0:31
21Messiah: Part II: No. 21. Air (mezzo-soprano) "He was despised"9:26
22Messiah: Part II: No. 22. Chorus "Surely He hath borne our griefs"1:53
22Messiah: Part III: No. 46. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound"8:29
23Messiah: Part II: No. 23. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed"1:35
23Messiah: Part III: No. 47. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass"0:18
24Messiah: Part II: No. 24. Chorus "All we like sheep"3:02
24Messiah: Part III: No. 48. Duet (Alto, Tenor) "O death, where is thy sting?"1:09
25Messiah: Part III: No. 49. Chorus "But thanks be to God"2:00
26Messiah: Part III: No. 50. Air (Alto) "If God be for us"4:10
27Messiah: Part III: No. 51. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" / "Blessing and honour"2:42
28Messiah: Part III: No. 51. Chorus "Amen"3:25